good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back. >> thank you. >> nice to see you. >> tan going and everything. >> oh, you know. i love being outside. with my kids and the beach and my family. >> happy to have you back. the "news4 today" team all here to get you ready for the day. >> chuck, kids are heading back to school already. we begin with the storm team 4 forecast. hard to believe it's that time of the year already. >> i know. down at the beach, every time i saw a kid, i was thinking tick tock, tick tock, kiddos. you'll be back in school before you know it. those starting school today, off to a dry start. slight chance for a few showers later on today. but nothing major. there's a live picture of capitol hill and the beautiful potomac river. nice way to get the day started. an isolated shower chance or two today. turning warmer tomorrow. more sunshine towards the mide

hot and humid weather getting towards the end. you can stay ahead of the weather with the app. find me on social media. chuck bell on twitter. instagram is forecast for you. temperatures in the 60s for most neighborhoods this morning. afternoon highs today in the upper 70s and low 80s. rain chance today officially stands at 30% jack taylor. but the best places, most likely places to see rain will be west of the blue ridge into the shenandoah valley. looking at the week ahead coming up. >> thank you, sir. 66 going eastbound. two accidents unfortunately this morning. before 234 suddenly and after 234 sudley. both have been moved to the shoulder. the red line builds very quickly. beach drive northwest remains closed between joyce and broad branch road. unfortunately, we had trees on the roadways. also in the roadway, we've got a blocked off chopper 4. a live look on the baltimore

southbound to the beltway without delay. we're am -- as you leave 695, south of the airport toward 495 we're in good shape. aaron, eun, back to you. >> now back to our coverage of the violence in charlottesville. we're learning more about the man charged with murder for ramming his car into a group of protesters. 20-year-old alex fields will make his first court appearance today. fields was fascinated with naziism and idolized adolf hitler. >> this weekend's violence led to dozens of protests around our area. one of the biggest happened outside of the white house last night. demonstrators gathered to denounce hate and violence and to show their support for the people of charlottesville. >> this twitter account is identifying the people who participated in the rally this past weekend. the account is called yes, you're a racist and it has more than 250,00

now. it said one of the people identified lost his job as a result. right now, we have team coverage of the violence that took place this weekend in charlottesville. >> news 4's angie goff will have a look around the area. derrick ward will explain how charlottesville is healing this morning. derrick? >> reporter: good morning again. here at fourth and water street, the sun is rise on a quiet morning here. quiet, definitely comparison to how it was this weekend. we've seen the street sweepers making the rounds here. hasn't come down this street. chances are, any normal monday morning, it would make the circuit. not -- this is not a normal monday. certainly hasn't been a normal weekend for the city of charlottesville. the images have gone around the world now. a driver plowing into a group of protesters. several people were injured. dozens were injured. one woman died and that has made this a place of

earlier today, we saw about three people come by, just standing and looking at the memorial. the candle, the flowers and the messages scrawled into the pavement. a few moments ago, a young man wrote a message. didn't want to talk or si anything. but you could see the gravity of the situation here and indelibly etched into the minds of the people in charlottesville. people all over the place, interestingly enough, later today, a 40% chance of rain. perhaps the messages will be washed away. but the messages will be written out again. as a matter of fact, there's chalk here and a certain utility to the memorial. behind me is a box of kleenex. obviously a place of sad remembrance for a lot of people in the city of charlotte. we're live in charlottesville, derrick ward, news 4. aaron and eun x back to you. activists took to the streets outside of the w

charlottesville and protest the violence. they marched past the president's hotel downtown. along the way, many faulted the president for not explicitly denouncing white supremacists. people say the overall message unity. >> once you start that ball rolling, it's not going to stop. it's picking up speed again and it's going to get people going. >> the marchers ended at a stat statue honoring robert pike. they're calling on the national park service to bring it down. it ended peacefully. so far no reports of any arrests. there were arrests at some of the rallies and protests all around the country. >> people respond north dakota crowds to the violence in charlott charlottesville. >> angie goff joins us with more. >> aaron,,

on a couple of the demonstrations. these happen from coast to coast. let's begin in richmond. >> it's not clear what side this group is on. they're standing at the base of the statue of the confederate general, robert e. lee and you can hear them cheering and shouting. police said that they arrested one person but still they have not given us a reason why. then taking you to seattle. that's where people, you can see them spraying riot police with that silly string. you can hear them demanding letters. they were rallies in seattle overnight. police said they blocked the protesters to prevent any more violence from unfolding. as you can imagine, a lot of strong

we can say most of the protests across the nation were peaceful. now back to you. >> angie, thank you. coming up later in the broadcast, we'll go back to charlottesville to talk about the victims of this violence as we catch up on the latest developments in the nbc washington app. >> vigil is planned for a college-bound teen who was killed in the shooting. jamari sid ner was driving through the neighborhood in northeast d.c. when she was shot last week. she died on saturday. police say she wasn't the intended target. philip mcdaniel has been arrested but police are still looking for two other people. happening today, a renewed effort to reassure people that their water is safe to drink. wssc, montgomery county officials and water experts will speak about the groundwater some of you have noticed. the agency has been working to get rid of extra sediment in the water. it's been caused by the recent storms and the change in

treatment. they say the water is safe to drink in montgomery county. it's back to school in the district today, at least for some students who have a longer school year. students at 11 schools will head back to class this morning. the rest of d.c. schools will start the year next monday. also today, mayor muriel bowser will welcome back teachers in a morning ceremony. will spend an extra $121 million on education in 2018 and good luck to all the kids and the parents headed back to school today. a food lover's dream. summer restaurant week. some of the finest restaurants in and around d.c. are offering three-course meals for reduced prices. molette green is working for you and in the community. she's live at ritz in northwest with details on this. hey, molette. >> reporter: hey, good morning guys. aaron, i know how much you hof to eat. eun, i know how much you appreciate quality food. we're in the restaurant, in the kitchen of one of the hottest

over her chef who has come in. chef zack preparing fresh ingredients for a salmon dish. one of four dishes we'll see at the end of the hour. the chef rolling out the pastry for a delicious blackberry tart that she's working on. this is one of the many restaurants participating in what's called dining out with a purpose where a portion of the proceeds go to the capitol area food bank. that organization feeds thousands of people who would otherwise go without a good meal, a healthy meal through the program it services. dining out with a purpose. we're going to talk much more about that. talk with the owner later on this hour. these are some of the fresh ingredients they use here at this particular restaurant. very important in the culture of food and feeding people who are less

check out our website for a list of the restaurants participating in this event in the community. we'll see you. that chef is a pioneering chef. a scary injury. national fans can take a look now. bryce harper is talking about his health and what he's learned from the past. amazon recall. check your inbox. you could be getting some money back. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. as you can see from the sky watcher camera, looking eastbound, sun is not up yet. it's going to be a pretty way to

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good morning everybody. most areas are in the mid to upper 60s across the area. first thing this morning on t

today, highs in the upper 70s. rain chances will be highest today in and around the city, though, temperatures low to mid-80s. 30% chance of a passing shower. lower rain chances in the coming days. the five-day forecast just ahead. good morning, jack. >> two problems in manassas. 56 coming eastbound before 234 business and after 234 business. looks like this. everything is on the left shoulder. caused early delays. rail riders on the blue and yellow line expect residual delays. mt. vernon square, an earlier train malfunction at king street. back to you. angie goff at the live desk with an update out of salt lake city. willie nelson, after he had to cut his show short last night because of breathing problems. he wrote this on twitter this more than. the altitude got to me and he's feeling better now. the 84-year-olas

at an amphitheater. one of his greatest songs, in response to repeated speculation about his health. back to you. angie, thank you. it's 6:15 now. we know a lot of people were worried about nationals superstar bryce harper after that crazy injury. there's good news, though. >> he's going to be fine though. >> to the bag to the get harper who hits the bag and goes down clutching his leg right below his knee and bryce is in a lot of pain right now. >> harper is on the disabled list because he sort of slipped. bent backwards. hurt his knee the other night. he does not have ligament or tendon damage apparently. the team says it's a painful bone bruise. >> thank goodness, it's not his acl. he should be back this season. how about that? it depends on how he feels.

play. if i don't feel good, i'm not going to play. i've played through injury before and i'm not going to do that. don't want to ruin my career. >> he has to listen to his body, take care of himself. apparently, it's also causing them to look at the bases and -- this happened -- >> good news for the nats, though. the nats will be off today. they host the los angeles angels tomorrow night. >> this morning, we can congratulate the brand new winner of the pga. justin thomas took the trophy. you probably would kiss it if you fought for the win as he did. it was close until the very end. he is only 24 years old. >> apparently his father and grandfather both played in the pga tour. he's the first to win the big

24. restaurant week is about more than just getting a great meal for a lower price. >> this year you can dine out and give back. news 4's molette green is working for you in the community this morning with how you can make your meal go a long way. molette, good morning. >> good morning to you guys. i wish we had smell-a-vision. chef zack working on a salad with watermelon, fresh tomatoes. they'll be putting feta in there. we're roll down the line here at ritz in the west end. you can see some of the fresh ingredients all part of restaurant week with a purpose where many restaurants are participating in a program where diners can eat out with a purpose. as a feed the need in the community. who would go without a good

>> the purpose for the dining piece is newer to the restaurant week promotion. the reality is that for the restaurant, they're doing this every day. whether they're working with a capitol area food bank or d.c. central kitchen or organizations across the region. restaurants are constantly giving back. >> summer is a time when we don't have donations coming in like we do around the holiday season. to have the chef rallying around the cause of making sure that every kid and parent and grandparent and working adult in this area has access to the food they need at this time we couldn't do without them. >> and chef janelle working on a tomato zucchini tart. looks good so far. listen, dining out with a purpose benefits the capitol area food bank and all of its programs that serve those less fortunate. get a

check out our nbc washington app. we're going to come up in a little bit with the owner and why do this in the community. that's coming up. >> molette, bring me that watermelon salad with the feta cheese. >> i might have to eat that first. >> thank you. here's some important news you need to hear before you buy those solar eclipse glasses. amazon is recalling counterfeit glasses because they may not meet standards. in a statement, they said out of an abundance of caution, we have proactively reached out to customers and provided refunds for eclipse glasses that may not comply with industry standards. some customers didn't get an e-mail because they bought glasses that met the safety standards. we'll let you know that our -- doug kammerer and chuck bell have the right glasses for the event. you can watch their reports next monday live on air and

>> i'm looking forward to have chuck live. that's going to be good tv. >> my old viewing area. i used to work in spartanburg, long, long ago in the early '90s. >> is that when they stuck magnets on the weather map. >> you stop it. were you looking at the glasses? what were you doing? >> there's a specific acceptable number printed on the glasses. you have to make sure you have the right stuff. there will be plenty of events. >> if you put them on and you can see anything other than the sun, that's not the right pair of glasses. these things are so dark, only the disk of the sun would be visible through them. if you can see anything else through that pair of glasses other than the sun, they're not going to be safe for eclipse viewing. outside on a quiet monday morning here, still waiting on the sun to come up. sunrise officially at 6:21 this morning. hasn't made it just yet. on the rainfall, a really dry

third driest june on record. we then went to the third wettest july. through the first half of august, we've almost doubled the amount of rainfall as you would average expect. in addition to the rain, it's been a cool start the first half of august. 1.5 degrees cooler than average. we've not been to 90 degrees in almost ten days. 71 today. no 90s today either. this is tropical storm gert. not making a threat towards the east coast. for us, a pooling of moisture across from southern virginia and west virginia. that is the rain chance that's coming our way later on today. not everyone will get wet. but a chance for showers everywhere. highest rain chances in the shenandoah valley. low to mid-80s today. mid-80s tomorrow. drying out tomorrow and wednesday and thursday. back to 90 degrees for wednesday, thursday and friday as well. friday comes with an afternoon rain chance. now over to jack taylor at

>> chuck, thank you. inbound -- sounded like a vehicle that left the roadway into the freese. authorities are on scene and they grabbed the right lane. this is on 66 eastbound as you head towards manassas. we've got a crash before business 234 and another one after 234. everybody is on the shoulder. beach drive is closed. we had a tree come down and storm damage, if you want to call it that. rail riders, on the blue and yellow line, expect residual delays. mt. vernon square, a -- thanks, jack. hbo hackers are at it again. the new reliease and the new target having some fuming on facebook. it's back to nation time. working for you this back to school season.

all this month we're getting you ready for back to school and during that national health center week, it's the perfect time to get your child vaccinated. >> for a quarter of a century, the children's health project of d.c. has brought the service toss families in need. justin finch shows us the unique way to take advantage. >> how are you all doing? >> before back to school, it's back to the doctors. >> you think about getting kids ready for the doctor, building time into your day, what kind of stress is that like as a mom? >> a lot. because we're working and all that stuff. it's just a lot of

connecting her girls, ages 4 and 7, to the children's hospital mobile clinic. >> who wants to go first? >> with service to 4,000 kids in d.c. and prince george's counties each year. they're seeing kids for required checkups and dental screenings for school. despite their abilities to pay. the atlantic -- staffers say the van is a hit. >> accessibility to health care for our children right here at our doorstep is huge. >> our 16-year-old, 15-year-old came last week. >> seeing clients in their communities helps to answer a lot of questions. >> we can see whether or not they have access to parks and recreation. what is the school resource like? are there grocery stores? >> justin finch, news 4. right now, violence in virginia. we're live in charlottesville. hear from the victim's mother. plus, new reaction to president trump after he did not

>> reporter: i'm adam tuss. i'll tell you why some say there should be tollways around the beltway.

good morning. thanks for joining us. it is 6:30. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. let get straight to your storm team 4 forecast. >> chuck bell is here with a look at why you may still need that umbrella today. what is going on, chuck. >> a little chance for showers coming our way later on in the day. a quiet and dry start. sun is officially up. it's going to be a great way to get the workweek started. a few things to know about the weather. nice and quiet to get you out th

there's a chance of a stray shower or two. rain chances not too low today. rain chances will be drying up after tomorrow. there's the rain from charleston, west virginia down to roanoke, virginia. they're listed northbound. if they held together, they'd be here six hours from now. the day after, that's when the rain chances will be the highest. higher rain chances along i-81 and i-95. our friends in shenandoah valley, jack taylor. they will need to be on the lookout for raindrops more so than in and around town. >> let's see if we can keep it dry for now thankfully. it is closed between joyce and broad branch. a downed tree in the roadway. inbound on route 4 before you get to woodyard road, we had a vehicle that left the roadway. chopper 4 is

shoulder becomes a lane about 15 minutes ago. so, you've got one-third of the roadway closed. silver, blue and orange lines, expect delays. due to an earlier train malfunction at a stadium armory. back to you. one person was arrested last night at a demonstration near vcu in richmond. the demonstrations were a response to the chaos that happened this weekend in charlottesville. >> meanwhile, the man accused of ramming his car into that group of counterprotesters will make his first court appearance today. he's charged with second degree murder for that violent crash. heather heyer died, 19 others were hurt. the "today" show will continue this story after our show. good morning from charlottesville.

protest. that's the statue of robert e. lee, the confederate general behind me. this is where we've seen the violence the last few days. today here in charlottesville, alex fields will be in court. he's accused of second degree murder of mowing down with his car a group of counterprotesters and that killed, as you probably know, a 32-year-old woman by the name of heather heyer. she was a paralegal here in charlottesville and she was one of those protesting the white nationalists who were here as well. dozens injured over the weekend on sunday for the most part, it was quiet here except for the instance in which one of these white nationalists, a leader, tried to hold a news conference. he was shouted down by counter hz protesters. he was assaulted. he was spit upon. one individual was arrested facing misdemeanor charges for that. the hope is that today the city will be much quieter. we'll have much more from

the vigils for the woman killed and what they're hoping for in the coming days coming up on "today." we're watching other top stories now. in guam, people are calling for peace in response to the possible threat from north korea. north korea says it has a detailed plan to fire four missiles on the island. overnight, guam's governor said it's as prepared as any american community can be. >>. you still have a chance to become a multimillionaire. there was no winner in saturday night's $356 million powerball drawing. the next drawing is wednesday night. the jackpot is now worth $430 million. a d.c. man is charged with stabbing his 81-year-old mother to death. d.c. police found ann cook suffering from multiple stab wounds inside her northeast apartment saturday night. she died at the hospital. police arrested her son yesterday. no word on a motive. 6:35 just about right now. >> there

this morning after a d.c. firefighter responding to a call actually ended up the victim. this happened in broad daylight at a house on 37th street southeast yesterday. a spokesperson for the fire department says four or five people at the home assaulted a firefighter. we're told he has mostly cuts and scrapes. other rescue units were called to the scene and took the injured firefighter to the hospital. if you want to get to work faster, you might hop on to a -- into a toll lane. >> but that comes at a cost that not everyone is willing to pay. adam tuss is live in tysons with a look at where else we could see the tolls one day. adam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. it seems like toll lanes are popping up all across our region. take a look here at the express lanes in northern virginia. of course, they run between springfield and north of the dulles toll road. but some want the lanes to go all the way around the capitol beltway. take a listen to virginia

recently. >> my dream would be at some point we ought to have express lanes going around the beltway. >> all the way around the beltway. take a look at the map of the beltway. 64 miles if you go all the way around. of course, it would be a lot of work to get done to make the express lanes stretch all the way around there. of course, you got to get maryland on board with putting in express lanes as well. maryland transportation leaders are actually studying this idea during a recent transportation tour. the idea came up and the region's long-term task force that lands transportation project is also taking a look at this possibility. now, it would be a ways off. but the fact that they've been talking about more toll lanes along the entire beltway tells you that our region's method of thinking about traffic is changing a bit. you want to get around traffic, you have to pay for it, guys. what do you think? weigh in on my

the beltway. thank you, adam. hackers strike again. your favorite shows leaked online. forget the spoiler alert. this time they targeted a show that hasn't debuted yet. the action

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it's 6:40 on your monday morning. mid-60s in most of the suburbs. 70 degrees downtown. low 70s by the bay in annapolis. if you like warm weather in the summertime, the er

back close to or above 90 degrees as early as wednesday and thursday. jack? crash in upper morarlboro. this is before woodyard road. the vehicle and police are in the right travel lane. two getting by to the left. the right lane remains closed. it did cause an early delay. beyond the incident, you're good headed to the beltway. >> thanks, jack. hbo's hackers are at it again. >> they leaked a new set of unaired episodes of some of the top shows. larry david's curb your enthusiasm and sunday night's episode of insecure. >> they did not release any episodes of game of thrones. hbo is not going to participate in what it describes as attempts to generate attention by dropping "bits and pieces of stolen information." she stood up to

woman killed in the violence in virginia. how she will be remembered and the first reaction from her mother. a sad sunrise in the city of charlottesville as the city recovers from one of the worst weekend in its history. i'll have details coming up on news 4. still in the kitchen with some fresh fad blackberries. here they are laid out before you. we'll meet the owner who wants diners to help those less fortunate. feeding

protests and an arrest. more backlash overnight after the violence in charlottesville. >> summer is over for students heading back to school. get your full forecast before you get the kids out the door. >> dine in and give back. in restaurant week is about more than getting a deal on your meal. saturday's violence in charlottesville is stirring a lot of emotions in the country. the story is front and center in the headlines. there's a picture of heather heyer, the woman who died after being hit by a car on saturday. the new york daily news takes a different approach. the paper goes out to president trump and his response to saturday's violence. right now, we have team coverage of the violence that took place in charlottesville. >> news 4's angie goff will have the latest on

around the country. first derrick ward explains how charlottesville is healing this morning. derrick, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning again, aaron. this is obviously a part of the healing process. it is the nexus of grief. this is the intersection. fourth and water street behind me where that car plowed into the counterprotesters. heather heyer was the lone fatality in that incident. dozens of people were injured here. daybreak we'll likely see more additions to this memorial that have grown up in the streets. there are messages to heyer here, calling her a hero saying she marched for peace. there are also messages of peace inside the chalk that someone has left behind so that more messages can be added. see the flowers and the candles still burning. they've been burning since saturday as has the desire in the city of charlottesville. understand it and eventually to move on. 'r

derrick ward, news 4, back to you. this weekend's violence led to dozens of protests around our area. one of the biggest outside of the white house last night. demonstrators gathered to denounce hate and violence and to show their support for the people of charlottesville. >> there were loud demonstrations in richmond overnight along monument avenue. one person was arrested there. this crowd gathered at a statue of confederate general robert e. lee. it's not clear whether they were calling for the city to remove the statue or to leave it there. vice president mike pence is defending the president's response to all of this and went further in singling out white nationalists for the violence. >> we have no tolerance for hate and violence from white supremacists,

kkk. these dangerous fringe groups have no place in american public life and the american debate. we condemn them in the strongest possible terms. >> the vice president, who is touring latin american countries right now, accused the media of being more concerned with attacking president trump's response than condemning the violence. we're learning more about the victim in the deadly crash in charlottesville. >> more with heather heyer and response from her mother. >> both reacting to heather's death. she wasn't necessarily an activist but felt strongly about certain issues. >> heather's mom still struggling to understand what happened. >> i'm really not angry. i'm very sad. i'm very, very

angry will make me hate and hate only leads to more hate. there's no point to that. >> heyer's mom hopes her daughter's death serves a better purpose. she's described as tender hearted. we'll shoe continue to show you more as we learn more about this tragedy. >> angie, thank you. we're also learning more about the two virginia state troopers who died over the weekend. their helicopter crashed as they were patrolling the rally. the pilot was lieutenant jay cullen who was just promoted to aviation unit commander this year. and berke bates celebrated his 44th birthday on sunday. he just transferred into the unit in july. the faa and the ntsb are investigating what happened. we'll be working for you on this story all day long from here in d.c. and charlottesville. we know you want the information. do

to find out about the demonstrations taking place around the country. the latest news, there is a -- coming up on the "today" show, a look at how the country is responding to the president's remarks. back to school for at least the students with a longer school year. students at 11 schools will head back to class this morning. the rest of d.c. schools will start the year next monday. also today, mayor bowser will welcome back teachers at a morning ceremony. the district plans to spend $121 million on education in 2018. we're going to talk about the potential for rain today. >> chuck bell is joining us with a look at our forecast for the day ahead. he's right here, as a matter of fact. >> ta da. >> dramatic reveal. nice way to get the week started today. a chance for some rain which we don't necessarily need. we've had quite a bit of rain. but rain chances are

towards the day, a little lower chance into tomorrow. i think wednesday and thursday are looking dry. right now, it's a good way to get the day going. sun is already up. let the warming begin. 64 montgomery county, 64 in fairfax and prince william counties. cooler in the shenandoah valley. it's 59 now in winchester. as far as staying ahead of the weather, go with the nbc washington app. follow me on twitter or instagram. here is the forecast of rain today. there's the rain down to our west and southwest. that is all inching its way in our direction. it's probably about six hours or so from getting here. dry between now and about lunchtime. after lunchtime, scattered showers are likely just about any war. highest rain chances will be in the shenandoah valley. to help you plan it out, showers, maybe a rumble or two of thunder in the shenandoah valley.

loudoun and frederick county in maryland. could have showers inside the beltway as early as 3:00 or 4:00. it's going to be spreading into the area about 4:00 or 5:00. have your umbrella ready to go. it's not a guarantee it's going to rain on you. but it's a likelihood for many. in the 60s now. up into the low 80s for highs. we're going to get drier each day and a little warmer each day through the week. 84 today. 86 tomorrow with a lower rain chance. should be dry both wednesday and thursday. hottest day of the week might be friday before another chance of thunderstorms friday evening until early saturday. jack, most of saturday and sunday afternoons will be dry. >> nice. i will take it. inbound on route 4, we've had activity. here's a live shot on the top side of the beltway. our delay is inbound on 4 because woodyard road we

66 eastbound on manassas. we have accidents. there was a bit of a rubber necking delay. as we see in this shot here, one of the accidents completely cleared. rail riders toward vienna, fran cone i and elie, at stadium -- back into you. >> thank you, jack. >> 6:53 right now. there's yet another reason for foodies to celebrate in our area. >> summer restaurant week. you can do more than eat out for the price. you can eat out for a good cause. molette green is working for you in the community this morning. hi, molette. >> reporter: hi, eun. i'm feeling you on that. i love to eat as well. chef janelle putting the finishing touches on this tomato and zucchini tart here in the ritz kitchen. i'm joined this morning by the owne

of course, you've been in the game for a long time. comfort food is your specialty. you wanted to jump on board this campaign, tell me why. >> this is a restaurant of metropolitan washington. it's an awesome experience. we should all participate. the reason i want to do it, i see people for a living. i want to make sure that the response is feeding people really well. >> you have four dishes here. let's look at them. salmon dish, you've got the watermelon salad eun has been salivating over. then you've got the blackberry peach tart and then we talked about the zucchini here. food is your life. we have -- this restaurant community and washington, d.c. is very, very generous. work with d.c. central kitchen with capitol area food bank, with martha's ta

at the farmer's market and it's feeding our people well. it's supporting the farmers and the community there. we are also supporting those who are not as men, women, children, moms, dads, i know you wanted to top off the dish there. >> delicious peach and blackberry shortcake with lovely peach ice cream. lovely peach ice cream. i love it>> mediterranean zucchini and tomato tart with fresh -- >> is this going to be on the menu today? >> starting today, restaurant week begins now. >> yes. if you want to participate and specifically, that is, the restaurants who are doing dine out with a purpose, check out our website. we've got a list of those, including ritz, for you to come all week and enjoy and give back. that is the latest live in the community, back to you. >> thank you, molette. >> thank you.

>> 6:56. four things to know before you head out the door. the man accused of ramming his car into a group of counterprotesters in charlottesville will make his first court appearance. 20-year-old alex fields is charged with second degree murder. more on this on the "today" show. brice hafrp harper is going to be okay. he hurt his knee. but not serious damage. he's not going to rush back but he should be on the field before the playoffs. wssc wants you to know that the brown colored water in montgomery county is safe to drink. they're working to get sediment out of the water. president trump expected to target trade with china today. he'll return to washington to sign an executive order requesting a possible investigation into the train positiveness. the five-day forecast, 84 degrees today. pretty good likelihood of

valley. lowering rain chances and rising temperatures for the rest of the week. >> chuck, thanks so much. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with all your news, weather and traffic. hope to see you then. until then, enjoy your day. >> what she said. no. i mean, make it a good monday. >> going to cause people to crash the car. don't want that to happen.

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